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Subject: Track skipped tables during autovacuum and autoanalyze
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 15:11:33 +0900
Message-ID: <20260324151133.7940a5c1f2ebd594d54da481@sraoss.co.jp> (raw )
Hi,
I would like to propose adding new fields to pg_stat_all_tables to track
tables skipped during autovacuum and autoanalyze.
Currently, when autovacuum or autoanalyze is skipped because a lock cannot
be acquired, this information is only emitted in log messages. However, it
would be more useful if users could access this information via a system view,
alongside related fields such as last_autovacuum, on a per-table basis.
The attached patch add the following fields to pg_stat_all_tables:
- last_skipped_autovacuum
- last_skipped_autoanalyze
- skipped_autovacuum_count
- skipped_autoanalyze_count
Are there any concerns about exposing this in pg_stat_all_tables, or suggestions
for a better approach?
Regards,
Yugo Nagata
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Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>
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0001-Track-skipped-tables-during-autovacuum-and-autoanaly.patch (text/x-diff, 11.4K) download
From e09abee64334a061716d5e8cb698e18a7db16ade Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Yugo Nagata <nagata@sraoss.co.jp>
Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:09:00 +0900
Subject: [PATCH] Track skipped tables during autovacuum and autoanalyze
---
src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql | 4 ++
src/backend/commands/vacuum.c | 10 +++
src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c | 66 ++++++++++++++++++++
src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c | 12 ++++
src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat | 16 +++++
src/include/pgstat.h | 8 +++
src/test/regress/expected/rules.out | 12 ++++
7 files changed, 128 insertions(+)
diff --git a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
index f1ed7b58f13..914ba762b68 100644
--- a/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
+++ b/src/backend/catalog/system_views.sql
@@ -737,12 +737,16 @@ CREATE VIEW pg_stat_all_tables AS
pg_stat_get_ins_since_vacuum(C.oid) AS n_ins_since_vacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_vacuum_time(C.oid) as last_vacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_autovacuum_time(C.oid) as last_autovacuum,
+ pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autovacuum_time(C.oid) as last_skipped_autovacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_analyze_time(C.oid) as last_analyze,
pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time(C.oid) as last_autoanalyze,
+ pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autoanalyze_time(C.oid) as last_skipped_autoanalyze,
pg_stat_get_vacuum_count(C.oid) AS vacuum_count,
pg_stat_get_autovacuum_count(C.oid) AS autovacuum_count,
+ pg_stat_get_skipped_autovacuum_count(C.oid) AS skipped_autovacuum_count,
pg_stat_get_analyze_count(C.oid) AS analyze_count,
pg_stat_get_autoanalyze_count(C.oid) AS autoanalyze_count,
+ pg_stat_get_skipped_autoanalyze_count(C.oid) AS skipped_autoanalyze_count,
pg_stat_get_total_vacuum_time(C.oid) AS total_vacuum_time,
pg_stat_get_total_autovacuum_time(C.oid) AS total_autovacuum_time,
pg_stat_get_total_analyze_time(C.oid) AS total_analyze_time,
diff --git a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
index bce3a2daa24..5a0b5db39ad 100644
--- a/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
+++ b/src/backend/commands/vacuum.c
@@ -829,10 +829,15 @@ vacuum_open_relation(Oid relid, RangeVar *relation, bits32 options,
if ((options & VACOPT_VACUUM) != 0)
{
if (!rel_lock)
+ {
ereport(elevel,
(errcode(ERRCODE_LOCK_NOT_AVAILABLE),
errmsg("skipping vacuum of \"%s\" --- lock not available",
relation->relname)));
+
+ if (AmAutoVacuumWorkerProcess())
+ pgstat_report_skipped_vacuum(relid);
+ }
else
ereport(elevel,
(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_TABLE),
@@ -850,10 +855,15 @@ vacuum_open_relation(Oid relid, RangeVar *relation, bits32 options,
if ((options & VACOPT_ANALYZE) != 0)
{
if (!rel_lock)
+ {
ereport(elevel,
(errcode(ERRCODE_LOCK_NOT_AVAILABLE),
errmsg("skipping analyze of \"%s\" --- lock not available",
relation->relname)));
+
+ if (AmAutoVacuumWorkerProcess())
+ pgstat_report_skipped_analyze(relid);
+ }
else
ereport(elevel,
(errcode(ERRCODE_UNDEFINED_TABLE),
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c b/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
index bc8c43b96aa..1329f7d9bf1 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/activity/pgstat_relation.c
@@ -271,6 +271,72 @@ pgstat_report_vacuum(Relation rel, PgStat_Counter livetuples,
(void) pgstat_flush_backend(false, PGSTAT_BACKEND_FLUSH_IO);
}
+/*
+ * Report that the table was skipped during autovacuum.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_report_skipped_vacuum(Oid relid)
+{
+ PgStat_EntryRef *entry_ref;
+ PgStatShared_Relation *shtabentry;
+ PgStat_StatTabEntry *tabentry;
+ TimestampTz ts;
+
+ Assert(AmAutoVacuumWorkerProcess());
+
+ if (!pgstat_track_counts)
+ return;
+
+ /* Store the data in the table's hash table entry. */
+ ts = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+
+ /* block acquiring lock for the same reason as pgstat_report_autovac() */
+ entry_ref = pgstat_get_entry_ref_locked(PGSTAT_KIND_RELATION, MyDatabaseId,
+ relid, false);
+
+ shtabentry = (PgStatShared_Relation *) entry_ref->shared_stats;
+ tabentry = &shtabentry->stats;
+
+
+ tabentry->last_skipped_autovacuum_time = ts;
+ tabentry->skipped_autovacuum_count++;
+
+ pgstat_unlock_entry(entry_ref);
+}
+
+/*
+ * Report that the table was skipped during autoanalyze.
+ */
+void
+pgstat_report_skipped_analyze(Oid relid)
+{
+ PgStat_EntryRef *entry_ref;
+ PgStatShared_Relation *shtabentry;
+ PgStat_StatTabEntry *tabentry;
+ TimestampTz ts;
+
+ Assert(AmAutoVacuumWorkerProcess());
+
+ if (!pgstat_track_counts)
+ return;
+
+ /* Store the data in the table's hash table entry. */
+ ts = GetCurrentTimestamp();
+
+ /* block acquiring lock for the same reason as pgstat_report_autovac() */
+ entry_ref = pgstat_get_entry_ref_locked(PGSTAT_KIND_RELATION, MyDatabaseId,
+ relid, false);
+
+ shtabentry = (PgStatShared_Relation *) entry_ref->shared_stats;
+ tabentry = &shtabentry->stats;
+
+
+ tabentry->last_skipped_autoanalyze_time = ts;
+ tabentry->skipped_autoanalyze_count++;
+
+ pgstat_unlock_entry(entry_ref);
+}
+
/*
* Report that the table was just analyzed and flush IO statistics.
*
diff --git a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
index 5f907335990..ae8e8fd90f6 100644
--- a/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
+++ b/src/backend/utils/adt/pgstatfuncs.c
@@ -84,6 +84,12 @@ PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_INT64(mod_since_analyze)
/* pg_stat_get_numscans */
PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_INT64(numscans)
+/* pg_stat_get_skipped_autoanalyze_count */
+PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_INT64(skipped_autoanalyze_count)
+
+/* pg_stat_get_skipped_autovacuum_count */
+PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_INT64(skipped_autovacuum_count)
+
/* pg_stat_get_tuples_deleted */
PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_INT64(tuples_deleted)
@@ -170,6 +176,12 @@ PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_TIMESTAMPTZ(last_vacuum_time)
/* pg_stat_get_lastscan */
PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_TIMESTAMPTZ(lastscan)
+/* pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autoanalyze_time */
+PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_TIMESTAMPTZ(last_skipped_autoanalyze_time)
+
+/* pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autovacuum_time */
+PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_TIMESTAMPTZ(last_skipped_autovacuum_time)
+
/* pg_stat_get_stat_reset_time */
PG_STAT_GET_RELENTRY_TIMESTAMPTZ(stat_reset_time)
diff --git a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
index 84e7adde0e5..3ca1d6762f1 100644
--- a/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
+++ b/src/include/catalog/pg_proc.dat
@@ -5667,6 +5667,22 @@
proname => 'pg_stat_get_total_autoanalyze_time', provolatile => 's',
proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'float8', proargtypes => 'oid',
prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_total_autoanalyze_time' },
+{ oid => '8142', descr => 'statistics: last skipped auto analyze time for a table',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autoanalyze_time', provolatile => 's',
+ proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'timestamptz', proargtypes => 'oid',
+ prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autoanalyze_time' },
+{ oid => '8143', descr => 'statistics: last skipped auto vacuum time for a table',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autovacuum_time', provolatile => 's',
+ proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'timestamptz', proargtypes => 'oid',
+ prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autovacuum_time' },
+{ oid => '8144', descr => 'statistics: number of skipped auto analyzes for a table',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_skipped_autoanalyze_count', provolatile => 's',
+ proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => 'oid',
+ prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_skipped_autoanalyze_count' },
+{ oid => '8145', descr => 'statistics: number of skipped auto vacuum for a table',
+ proname => 'pg_stat_get_skipped_autovacuum_count', provolatile => 's',
+ proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'int8', proargtypes => 'oid',
+ prosrc => 'pg_stat_get_skipped_autovacuum_count' },
{ oid => '1936', descr => 'statistics: currently active backend IDs',
proname => 'pg_stat_get_backend_idset', prorows => '100', proretset => 't',
provolatile => 's', proparallel => 'r', prorettype => 'int4',
diff --git a/src/include/pgstat.h b/src/include/pgstat.h
index 216b93492ba..bd6be54dfb3 100644
--- a/src/include/pgstat.h
+++ b/src/include/pgstat.h
@@ -460,6 +460,11 @@ typedef struct PgStat_StatTabEntry
TimestampTz last_autoanalyze_time; /* autovacuum initiated */
PgStat_Counter autoanalyze_count;
+ TimestampTz last_skipped_autovacuum_time; /* autovacuum initiated */
+ PgStat_Counter skipped_autovacuum_count;
+ TimestampTz last_skipped_autoanalyze_time; /* autovacuum initiated */
+ PgStat_Counter skipped_autoanalyze_count;
+
PgStat_Counter total_vacuum_time; /* times in milliseconds */
PgStat_Counter total_autovacuum_time;
PgStat_Counter total_analyze_time;
@@ -679,6 +684,9 @@ extern void pgstat_report_analyze(Relation rel,
PgStat_Counter livetuples, PgStat_Counter deadtuples,
bool resetcounter, TimestampTz starttime);
+extern void pgstat_report_skipped_vacuum(Oid relid);
+extern void pgstat_report_skipped_analyze(Oid relid);
+
/*
* If stats are enabled, but pending data hasn't been prepared yet, call
* pgstat_assoc_relation() to do so. See its comment for why this is done
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
index 32bea58db2c..1ca129ad2a4 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/rules.out
@@ -1836,12 +1836,16 @@ pg_stat_all_tables| SELECT c.oid AS relid,
pg_stat_get_ins_since_vacuum(c.oid) AS n_ins_since_vacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_vacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_vacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_autovacuum,
+ pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS last_skipped_autovacuum,
pg_stat_get_last_analyze_time(c.oid) AS last_analyze,
pg_stat_get_last_autoanalyze_time(c.oid) AS last_autoanalyze,
+ pg_stat_get_last_skipped_autoanalyze_time(c.oid) AS last_skipped_autoanalyze,
pg_stat_get_vacuum_count(c.oid) AS vacuum_count,
pg_stat_get_autovacuum_count(c.oid) AS autovacuum_count,
+ pg_stat_get_skipped_autovacuum_count(c.oid) AS skipped_autovacuum_count,
pg_stat_get_analyze_count(c.oid) AS analyze_count,
pg_stat_get_autoanalyze_count(c.oid) AS autoanalyze_count,
+ pg_stat_get_skipped_autoanalyze_count(c.oid) AS skipped_autoanalyze_count,
pg_stat_get_total_vacuum_time(c.oid) AS total_vacuum_time,
pg_stat_get_total_autovacuum_time(c.oid) AS total_autovacuum_time,
pg_stat_get_total_analyze_time(c.oid) AS total_analyze_time,
@@ -2288,12 +2292,16 @@ pg_stat_sys_tables| SELECT relid,
n_ins_since_vacuum,
last_vacuum,
last_autovacuum,
+ last_skipped_autovacuum,
last_analyze,
last_autoanalyze,
+ last_skipped_autoanalyze,
vacuum_count,
autovacuum_count,
+ skipped_autovacuum_count,
analyze_count,
autoanalyze_count,
+ skipped_autoanalyze_count,
total_vacuum_time,
total_autovacuum_time,
total_analyze_time,
@@ -2343,12 +2351,16 @@ pg_stat_user_tables| SELECT relid,
n_ins_since_vacuum,
last_vacuum,
last_autovacuum,
+ last_skipped_autovacuum,
last_analyze,
last_autoanalyze,
+ last_skipped_autoanalyze,
vacuum_count,
autovacuum_count,
+ skipped_autovacuum_count,
analyze_count,
autoanalyze_count,
+ skipped_autoanalyze_count,
total_vacuum_time,
total_autovacuum_time,
total_analyze_time,
--
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